All I could think of was that my friend was obviously insane or else just a closet lover of pain and suffering. Of course we were paired up in round one. I fully intended to fulfill my friend’s desire for a stomping, especially when his first two turns were Island

and Olivia are stupid good), I don’t know if it can keep up with some of the other midrange decks in the format that are all beginning to run blue and white again. Sure you can clog the board with big dudes that gain you tons of life, but lately the counter spell has once again begun to raise its ugly head. Syncopate

. I didn’t want to just give in and play blue white myself as I have a deep passionate hate for all things blue and white. Frustrated, I tossed the binder on the floor. As if on its own, it flipped to black. I looked over, and then I saw it. A card I had not played, or even heard much talk of, in a long while. Mutilate

deck. Giving everything a minimum of -2/-2 for four mana isn’t bad and it would kill Geist, but I wanted to maximize the devastation. I wanted to bring back a pet deck of mine that had actually done quite well last season and gained some pretty powerful weapons in the new Standard. Ladies and Gentlemen… I give you… Mono Black Control.

all can fall to it. The great thing about all of these spells is that they are instant speed. Instant speed removal is hard to come by and almost all of it is in black. This deck takes full advantage of this. Sever the Bloodline

has raised a few eyebrows when it gets played, but it is one of the best cards you can possibly have in the late game. It lets you search up a late game finisher or the removal you need to stay alive. I wouldn’t run the deck without at least one. Planeswalkers in black always equal Liliana of the Veil

might be the second best sweeper in standard. It hits everything, it gets around tricks like protection and regeneration, it is all for a reasonable cost of four mana, and it only gets bigger the longer the game goes. The only reason it isn’t the best is that Terminus

s provide the deck with an awesome utility creature. He plays absolutely stellar defense. Being able to kill the big guys, even in the air, and not dying to the little guys while gaining you two life every time is pretty back breaking for some decks. However, getting a couple of these guys to stick on the board is some pretty good offense as well. That lifelink can really get out of control if left unchecked. The two “one ofs” in the creature base are a pair of finishers. Griselbrand

is less obvious, but can still be a game ender. Fetching up this beast when you have some Nighthawks on the board can suddenly turn your defense into a devastating haymaker. On his own he is just okay, hence just the one copy. This brings us to the meat of the creature base and the engine of the deck; Desecration Demon

is nothing at all like the former 6/6 for four. In fact, he is a million times better. Sure Persecutor had trample, but he also came with a major downside in the fact that you couldn’t win the game with him on the table. Desecration Demon

has, in my opinion, no real downside. If they don’t sacrifice a creature then he is as 6/6 flying beat stick, but if they do then he is removal that gets to swing back bigger next time. Plus, more than half the time you are dropping him onto an empty table due to the amount of spot removal and board sweepers the deck runs. A Demon

. I then proceeded to beat him to death with his own angel. Hilarious.

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Round 5 vs RWU Midrange

Turns out this was the finals of the night (my store does things weirdly). My opponent was a really young guy that desperately wanted to prize so we drew and split prize (I know, I’m such a softy).

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So to conclude, I had a great time with the deck and it performed as well as I could have hoped. It did what I wanted it to do and crushed that little hexproof cleric. I couldn’t be happier. I really think that this deck could go some great places and I can’t wait to keep testing it.

Well, until next time, keep brewing out there!

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